what authorities found after the crash. emergency crews find out just how prepared they are in the event of a terrorist attack. >> you are watching wbal-tv 11. >> live, local, and late- breaking, this is 11 news tonight. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> national weather service officials spent the day on site in hartford county. we begin our team coverage of the aftermath of last night's fast-moving storms. in jarrettsville, there is 100- foot wide path of destruction. >> it did not take us that much time to get the video of the damage. the short path of destruction went right through someone's backyard. how can you describe this? >> how can i describe it? it is a mess. and i am hoping someone will

help me clean it up. >> don can chuckle now, but friday night at 7:00 p.m., this monster of a storm was barreling down on their back yard full of huge trees and chickens. >> i said, chennel 11 says there is a tornado right over our head. five minutes later it had. >> it was 15 seconds of that freight train sound. >> 15 seconds a did a lot. it come real quick and swirled like a windmill going around. i ran downstairs. the next thing i heard was a big boom. >> sound of two of those two trees crashing to the ground. one of them has two adjoining trunks. >i would assume you consider yourself lucky to be alive? >> yes. if that other half would have went, it when it went right through the house.

>> lucky that everyone is ok, including the chickens. at the same time, perhaps on lucky. his house is the only house hit within miles. diania lives 100 yards away. >> i am sad for him. i am happy for myself. that is terrible. that is how it does it. >> this is a strange situation. why did dump just here? and nowhere else? >> that is one mystery. the other is what exactly came through his backyard last night. we know that folks from the national weather service came to his house to survey the damage and they expect to make a determination in a few days. >> what do you think, john? >> they would have to take the information back to their office and review the radar to come to a conclusion on exactly what went on. that might take a day or two. we will show you what the radar looked like. if you were watching between

6:00 25:30, here is what the radar look dead at 5:00 -- at looked at at 5:30. it was moving to the northeast. it had not gotten into baltimore county, except the southwest corner. by 6:00, a storm cell was on the howard county-baltimore county line, west of security mall. the purple area goes up into central howard county. that is when all of the action started. between 6:30 and 7:30 that cell moved up into hartford county. it was that critical hour. there was a pretty strong cell that had definite circulation showing. whether that translated to the ground, we will find out. a quiet day today. what about tomorrow? we bring you details coming up in just a minute.

>> stay informed anytime severe weather strikes. you can download are free smart phone apps for insta-weather updates. all free. a police pursuits to the streets of baltimore and ends in a deadly crash. detectives are piecing together how it all happened. it started just before midnight last night when drug investigators tried to stop and as you eat that had an armed person inside. once police were on this trial, the vehicle in question collided with another vehicle, then struck a tree near the intersection of broadway and biddle. the person behind the wheel of the suv was killed. police have been interviewing eyewitnesses. they confirm recovering and handgun from the suv. identities of the suspects are being withheld until criminal charges are filed. baltimore county police have tried to figure out what brought this car crashing through a child-care center in woodlawn.

it happened just before 1:00 at the joy of learning center. investigators believe the woman behind the wheel of the mercury had swerved to avoid another vehicle when she drove into a parking lot and slammed into the building. no one was inside at the time, but the driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. officials at the learning center say they will be closed on monday. for four hours today emergency crews from all of the region were responded to a terrorist attack. this one was a drill. the urban areas security initiative have an exercise based on how quickly local emergency jurisdictions can respond to terrorism incident. the scenario was designed to be as real as possible. you can see the victims were played by real actors combined with training manikins. each first responder is given a specific role. >> when i arrive, i met with the

police incident commander. and what happens is the police had a bomb they had several bombs, device and one of them exploded. at that point, it becomes a fire department operation, because now we have wounded civilians, structural stability and possibly a fire. >> we were trying to figure out where the patients were, who needed to be transported first. getting everybody to an area where they could be treated and figuring out which hospitals have room. >> again, this was just a drill. crews were able to pinpoint what they needed to work on in order to be more efficient in the event of an act of terrorism. one of the area that needs the most improvement -- patient accountability. overall, it was effective way to make sure local jurisdictions are prepared to make critical decisions necessary to protect the public during a real mass attack. homicide detectives are searching for a robber shot and killed and 910 man this

afternoon in east baltimore. within the last hour, the victim died from his injuries at an area hospital. authorities were called to the 2500 block of halstron street where they found a man suffering from one gunshot wound. the victims identity has not been released. detectives are scouring the city and their search for a missing 12-year-old girl. she never made it home from school on thursday. was last seen around 1500 block of woodland heights avenue. and she4'9" inche stall, was wearing a yellow, hooded sweatshirt, a navy blue shirt and khaki pants. we will continue to monitor the search. in the fight to end homelessness, baltimore is pulling out all the stops. in this year's journey home g

ala, city officials put together an event geared towards educating people about homelessness and mobilizing them to do something about it. guests will -- were guided through an imaginary street where they learn what causes people to live on the streets and what can be done. wbal-tv it is joining in the effort. this year organizers are trying to understand the new trend -- more families are becoming less. ." >> that is part of what we are trying to address --family homelessness is a new phenomenon. it needs new types of solutions. these are the kinds of things we are trying to get our arms around. >> one way they are doing that. one lucky family will get the keys to a new home at the end of the net. another surprise -- a performance by jennifer hudson. on the anniversary of khaddafi's death, an announcement from

government officials. government officials.

>> in tonight's commitment 2012 update, today was possibly the last down day that the president and mitt romney will have in the next 17 days because both are busy preparing for the third and final debate that will take place monday in florida. paul ryan was out on the campaign trail trying to rally i ton ohio. by is president joe biden was in florida. before taking the day off, president obama and mr. romney traded jabs. >> i think it is called romney -esia. >> they have been reduced to petty attacks and silly word games. >> subject of monday's debate

-- foreign policy. meantime, a stunning announcement out of libya on the anniversary of khaddafi's death. the dictator's son was fatally wounded between clashes of pro- government militia and khaddafi loyalists. he died while being transported. he was wounded in a town south o tripoli. clashes killed more than a dozen people and injured more than 200. to want -- chihauhaus dressed as crayons. ♪

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>> patterson park was the place to be this afternoon for bark- oberfest. packed a with the packed a5krun, the festival runs -- raises money for shelter animals.

>> we have an excellent turn up here people have come from all over. they have driven an hour or two hours away. it is absolutely amazing. there are several thousand people. >> of course, what is a dog festival without a pet costing contest? oh, stan. as as stasn stoval sat in celebrity judge. the best in show went to a family of four dressed up as angry birds. >> we have given folks all kinds of ideas. plenty of time. absolutely. it was a great day today. >> beautiful, warm and lovely. >> why don't we do it again tomorrow? the perfect autumn weather. i do. the rain avoided us today. there were few sprinkles out in western maryland and the malden's for an hour or so this afternoon. we did have a few clouds.

but the rain makers have been up towards the great lakes. elements of that storm that went through friday are spinning around up there right now. you see a couple of green flashes on the radar. they are putting a few artifacts in there, but this is the real reign. it is lake effect rain. that chilly air is crossing the lakes and generating rain shower activity. it only made it to 66 degrees today. yesterday it was 76. but 66 is the normal for this time of year. the low -- 48 this morning. i do not think we will get colder than that by midnight tonight. and no rain today. although we had .001 inch, around midnight. temperatures -- annapolis, 58. on the boardwalk, 53 degrees. in the 40's in parkton.

48 in frederick. oakland was down to 39 this morning for their low. in the blue shades, slightly cooler temperatures. here is the satellite temperature. you see this world and the clouds. that is the upper air storm that was the root of the cold front that went through here yesterday. the front is out over the ocean. it is pinwheeling around. there are these impulses still involved in this storm. they are going through. this one that is out over the ocean generated a few clouds today. others are up in the great lakes. so what we are getting is high pressure here. a little on the chilly side. the upper atmosphere where the jet stream is gone, is taking a nosedive. over the next couple of days, the jet stream will move to the northeast and this warmer air to our southwest will come back for next week.

our fourth guest tonight -- clear, chilly, with lows in the 38 to 45 degree range. tomorrow, in the 60's. sunny. winds will pick up on the bay a little bit. small craft advisory. northwest winds gusting to 20 with a 2 fgoot chop. the futurecast does indicate that a warm front coming on tuesday will increase the clouds. here it comes. by morning, we may pick up a chance for a sprinkle or a shower. 7 day forecast. 60's again tomorrow. next week, in the 70's. with the exception of that spring on tuesday, it is dry next week. >> i don't know. none of us do. the ravens are giving him this opportunity. they have activated him. we will talk about his chances coming up next in sports.

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teacher: this is west virginia, pennsylvania, delaware. and this is maryland. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million gaming at casinos in these other states. question seven will build a new casino and bring

table games to baltimore... generating hundreds of millions for schools. and that money has to go to education. it's the law. so vote for question seven. so we can stop spending all that money here, and keep maryland money in classrooms like mine. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter what? too? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does who are you? [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. ♪ ambiance [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. your head-start to home cooked. >> this is 11 sports. >> for the ravens, an episode of as the roster turns.

terrell suggs activated saturday, meaning he could play sunday against the texans. it came at the expense of sergio kindell. possibly ending his career of unfulfilled promise. the 2012 defensive player of the year has followed his own timeline in regards to recovery from achilles surgery. experts had him returning in november. because he is activated, it does not mean he will play. considering he has only practice three times since a general, it is a lot to ask of a guy that is not in a game shape. >> it will always be out there in your mind, you want to be out there with your brothers, especially when you lose your big brother. he's always going to be there. at the end of the day, we have to do what is best, not only for myself but for the team.

>> we will know by 11:45 sunday morning whether he will be activated for sunday's game. it seems like nobody knows more about tough luck and the health department and the university of maryland. randy edsell was forced to go with his fourth string against nc state. perry hill's pass. hills trying to make the tackle. does not go well. blocked -- knee injury. no official word, but it does not look good. third quarter. nc state deep ball, 68 yards. 19-9 wolfpack. q.b. turned wide receiver. a good play. he played very well.

17-5. the terps go to their true freshman. he delivered. to nigel king, 33 yards. here we go. looking for the game-winning field goal. brad craddock. and there. off the upright. so many great efforts for not as maryland suffered its first conference loss 20-18. one homecoming tell. another in annapolis playing host to india. . ana. considering the drama that played out at navy-record stadium, they should have this happen more often. second quarter, navy down 17- 7. a 24-yard touchdown return. third quarter.

this is what navy is best known for -- running well. power football. 21-20, navy in front. kauffman bring back the hoosiers. over th emiddle. that set up a shor touchdownt run. now 30-24. reynolds. hrow it.gonna tro >> a touchdown pass. the mids win 31-30. a couple of other source -- towson suffered its second loss tonight. old dominion knocked off the tigers, 31-20. morgan state bombing, too this evening. morgan went for 2 with 2:00 remaining. remaining. a butsy call on

i've always been lucky. flew 37 bombing missions over germany. made it home every time. i'm lucky to have good friends who are all still around, and we're all lucky to have a friend named ben. ben's protected our medicare and veterans' benefits. and he's helping my 13 grandchildren afford college. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i'm honored to approve this message. as a pastor, my support for question 6 is rooted in my belief that the government should treat everyone equally. i would not want someone denying my rights based upon their religious views, therefore i should not deny others based upon mine. it's about fairness. this law does not force any church to perform a same sex marriage if it's against their beliefs. and that's what this is about. protecting religious freedom and protecting all marylanders equally under the law. join me in voting for question 6.

>> mom, lots more thansun. in the 60's. there is a minuscule rain chance on tuesday by 20%. otherwise. dry. warm and himd for the game tomorrow. >> thanks for joining us. good evening there hofstra university in hempstead, new york. i'm candy crowley from cnn state of the union.